Reviews - Corsair TX750 V2 750W
Page 5 - Scoring
Now we come to the scoring. I confess that it's been a long time since I fiddled with the way I score these things. For a long time now, I've wanted a separate section just for build quality, and I've gotten quite tired of coming up with scores for how I think these things look. So, I'm doing something different today - replacing the aesthetics score with a far more useful build quality score. I am assigning more weight to this part of the score than the aesthetics score had, because build quality is a fair bit more important. So, let's come up with some scores and see where this goes.
Performance (40% of the final score) - there's really not a lot to complain about on this unit. It's not the best I've ever tackled in terms of ripple suppression, but it's well above average. Regulation isn't the best I've ever seen, but it's again well above average. Efficiency easily passed Bronze, so no whining from me there. In the end, I think I'll give this unit a solid 9.5, just like its cousin in the XFX Core Edition 750W. There are a few things that could be improved, but not many, and these are very minor.
Functionality (20% of the final score) - I've had a few people tell me that non modular units should lose points here. Well... I do kind of agree with that. I myself will no longer use a fully wired unit. But in terms of scoring, I just can't do it - penalize a unit for not being modular. Some people don't cotton to modularity. So, I have to take points off for other things. And on this unit, that amounts to only one little thing - the lack of a second EPS12V connector. This is getting to a power level that a second such connector may be useful. Half a point off, and no more. 9.5.
Value (25% of the final score) - this unit currently retails for $99.99 at Tiger Direct. It's ten bucks more at Newegg. Wowzers. Go buy one... you're just not going to do much better for that money. I mean, what are you gonna do... buy a cheapie? Newegg's price is quite good, but Tiger Direct's price raises this section to a 10.
Build Quality (15% of the final score) - again, there's not a lot to complain about here in what used to be the aesthetics score. The soldering is well above average, and the component quality is equally above average. The transient filter is all there, containing more parts than it really needs to, and I have no real complaints about the circuit design. But... and this is me getting really over the top picky now... that one Rubycon leaning to the side on the 5VSB rail doesn't quite work for me. I'd like to see that sitting flat on the board. It's not a problem in terms of electrical functionality, it's just I'm picky to the extreme about such things. As it is, though, I'll only pull a half point for the leaning capacitor. But I'll have to ding a full point for the soldering. Sorry, Seasonic, but it's just not the best I know you're capable of, or the best other companies are capable of. 8.5. Props for the... well, prop in the middle of the PCB; allowing the middle of the board to be supported by the housing. Not every company does that.
Performance 9.5
Functionality 9.5
Value 10
Build Quality 8.5
Total Score 9.5
Summary
Stop the presses - Corsair has another winning power supply on the market. The TX750 V2 is an extremely stable, well performing unit at a great price. They've done a lot right and very few things wrong. Voltage regulation was very good. Efficiency was very good. Ripple suppression was excellent. Why are you still reading this and not running out and buying one? Go... go now.
The Good:
excellent ripple suppression
very, very good voltage regulation
very good build quality
I like the way this unit looks
The Bad:
lots of cables, but no second EPS12V
The Mediocre:
too many people have no idea who Young MC is, apart from that one overplayed song
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